The underground tunnel had become complete chaos. Invisible monsters crawled through the walls and ceiling while distorted screeches echoed from every direction.

SKRRRRRK...

SKRRRRREEEEE....

Nobody’s breathing had become ragged. Blood dripped slowly from the wound on his shoulder.

His twin-bladed crowbars swung wildly through empty air while panic built inside him. "...SHOW YOURSELVES!"

Another invisible crawler suddenly rushed from behind.

Nobody barely sensed it. It was way too late.

A second presence came from above. A third from the front. Three attacks at once. They were all invisible.

Nobody’s eyes widened. "...Ah shit....!"

The monsters lunged simultaneously. Giant unseen jaws rushed toward him from every direction.

At that exact moment, something changed.

Nobody’s eyes faintly glowed red. Just for a second, a strange instinct surged through his body. His legs suddenly exploded upward with force.

BOOOOM!

Nobody jumped high into the air unexpectedly.

Even he looked shocked. "...WHAT THE....?!"

Then....

THUD!

He landed directly onto one of the invisible centipedes. The moment his shoes touched its body....the creature’s outline distorted visibly.

"NICE!" Nobody reacted instantly. "TAKE THIS!"

SHING! SHING!

Both twin blade crowbars stabbed deeply into the softer flexible shell joints near the creature’s upper body.

SKRRRRRRAAAAAAA!!!

The monster screeched violently. Its invisibility immediately flickered apart. The giant red-headed centipede became visible again while thrashing wildly across the tunnel floor.

Nobody almost got thrown off instantly. "WOAH WOAH WOAH!" He grabbed the embedded crowbars tightly.

The creature smashed through stone walls while trying to shake him away.

BOOOOM!

Rubble exploded everywhere.

The system suddenly appeared beside him.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

[NOTICE](ˉ▽￣～)

User may influence enemy movement through embedded crowbar positioning

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Nobody blinked. "...Wait."

"...So you’re saying I can DRIVE the monster?!"

The system flickered again.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

[Affirmative] (●ˇ∀ˇ●)

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Nobody’s eyes widened slowly.

Then a dangerous grin appeared on his face. "...Oh this is stupid....I LOVE IT."

The centipede screeched and twisted violently again.

Nobody tightened his grip harder. Then he yanked one crowbar sharply left.

SKRRRRAAAAA

The monster instantly turned left uncontrollably.

Nobody blinked. "...NO WAY." He rapidly moved the second crowbar like steering controls.

The giant centipede started moving according to the crowbar directions.

Left.

Right.

Forward.

The creature smashed violently through the tunnel while Nobody balanced on top of it like a maniac. "HAHAHAHA! I’M ACTUALLY DRIVING THIS THING!"

The crawler screeched louder in agony. Its invisibility completely failed now. The remaining invisible centipedes suddenly paused nearby.

Nobody grinned wildly while standing atop the giant monster. "...Alright ugly bugs."

He pointed dramatically toward the darkness ahead. "Let’s hunt your own kind using you like a car!"

The ridden centipede suddenly rushed forward at insane speed.

BOOOOOM!

It smashed directly through a stone pillar.

Nobody nearly lost balance again. "Ouch !...OKAY TOO FAST!"

Another invisible crawler attacked from the side.

Nobody reacted instantly. "TURN LEFT!" He twisted the embedded crowbars violently. The ridden centipede slammed directly into the invisible attacker.

SKRRRRRAAAAA....

The hidden crawler got revealed instantly from the impact. Both monsters crashed against the tunnel wall together.

BOOOOM!

Nobody laughed loudly despite almost dying moments earlier. "This is the dumbest fight of my life!"

The ridden centipede continued thrashing violently beneath him. Its giant body smashed through walls and broken stones while trying desperately to throw him off.

But Nobody adapted quickly. Every movement of the crowbars shifted the creature’s direction.

The tunnel became complete destruction. The invisible crawlers kept attacking but now Nobody had mobility too.

One invisible monster rushed from above.

Nobody grinned. "...Catch this!" He forcefully pulled both crowbars downward.

The giant ridden centipede suddenly reared upward violently then slammed headfirst into the ceiling attacker.

KRAAAAAASH!

Stone exploded everywhere.

The invisible crawler got revealed instantly from the collision. Dark liquid splattered across the walls.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

[Enemy Collision Damage Applied]

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Nobody pointed dramatically. "THAT’S RIGHT! Friendly fire, baby!"

Another crawler attacked from behind.

Nobody twisted the "steering" crowbars sharply. The giant centipede spun violently sideways like a crashing train.

SKRRRRRAAAAA....

BOOOOM!

The rear attacker got smashed directly into the wall. Its invisibility flickered apart immediately.

Nobody’s eyes shined with excitement now.

The fear from earlier was fading. And Replacing it was battle adrenaline. "HAAHAHA! You monsters wanted horror?! NOW WE GO FULL ACTION Hasta la vista Baby !"

The ridden centipede screeched desperately beneath him. Its body weakened from the embedded crowbars and repeated collisions. But Nobody kept forcing it forward.

More invisible scratching sounds echoed deeper inside the dungeon. More crawlers approaching.

Nobody’s grin widened dangerously. "...Good. Bring more."

Nobody tightly held both embedded crowbars while riding the giant centipede through the underground tunnel like a living war machine.

The monster screeched violently beneath him.

SKRRRRRRAAAAA

Its countless legs smashed against the stone floor at insane speed while its body crashed through pillars and broken debris.

Nobody balanced himself carefully on top of the creature. "...This is absolutely insane..." Then he grinned wildly. "...AND I LOVE IT!"

Another invisible crawler rushed toward him from the ceiling. Nobody immediately twisted the "steering" crowbars sharply upward. "UP WE GO!"

The ridden centipede suddenly climbed directly onto the wall....then launched upward violently.

BOOOOOM!

The two giant creatures collided mid-air. The invisible attacker got revealed instantly from the impact.

Nobody reacted immediately.

SHING!

One twin blade crowbar ripped directly into the exposed weak point beneath the crawler’s neck shell. Dark liquid exploded outward.

SKRRRRREEEEEE....!!

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

[Weak Point Precision Increased]

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

Nobody blinked. "...Huh?"

The system window rapidly continued.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

[Combat Precision ↑]

[Reaction Timing ↑]

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Nobody grinned. "...Oh?"

The ridden centipede smashed back onto the floor violently.

THUD!

Nobody nearly lost balance again but corrected himself quickly.

Another crawler rushed from the left wall.

This time....Nobody moved instinctively. He lowered his body slightly while pulling the crowbars sideways.

The ridden centipede drifted violently through the tunnel corner.

SKRRRRRRK....

"...Chimichangaaa babyyy!"

The attacking crawler missed entirely.

Nobody counterattacked instantly.

SHING! SHING!

Both crowbars slashed directly through two weak shell gaps in rapid succession.

The monster screeched painfully.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

[Dual Strike Accuracy Increased]

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━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

[Movement Control ↑]

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

Nobody laughed loudly. "THE SYSTEM’S POWER-LEVELING ME THROUGH INSANITY!"

Another invisible crawler suddenly attacked from behind.

Nobody sensed the sound instantly this time. With no panic he sharply pulled the embedded crowbars downward.

The ridden centipede lowered itself abruptly allowing the invisible attacker to overshoot above them.

The crawler revealed itself briefly and Nobody immediately attacked.

SHING!

Perfect hit. Direct weak point strike.

Dark liquid splashed across the tunnel walls.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

[Precision Bonus Applied]

[User Adaptability Rating Increased]

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

Nobody’s eyes widened slightly. "...Wait...I’m actually getting better."

The realization hit him hard. Earlier he had barely survived.

Now, he was adapting to the monsters. Learning their timing, learning their movement. Even his body reacted faster now.

Another crawler lunged from the ceiling.

Nobody instantly moved the "steering" crowbars.

The ridden centipede twisted violently sideways.

The attack missed by centimeters.

Then Nobody stabbed downward immediately.

SHING!

Critical hit.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

[Critical Strike Precision ↑]

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"HAHA!"

"NICE!"

The ridden centipede screeched desperately beneath him.

Its movements were becoming weaker now.

The repeated collisions and forced steering were destroying it slowly.

Nobody patted its shell briefly. "...You’re doing great buddy."

The monster screamed angrily in response.

"...Okay maybe not calling you buddy."

More scratching sounds echoed deeper within the dungeon.

SKRRRK...

SKRRRK...

Multiple crawlers approaching.

Nobody slowly lifted one crowbar while grinning dangerously. "...Come on then. I’m getting the hang of this now."

The system window appeared again.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

[User Combat Synchronization Improved]

[Improvised Mounted Combat Detected]

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Nobody blinked. "...Mounted combat?"

He looked down at the giant centipede beneath him. Then burst out laughing.

"I’M BEING TRAINED AS A BUG RIDER NOW?!"